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WEEKLY TIMES-ENTERPRI8B, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 32, 1003. GREAT HOLIDAY SALE OF ladies’ 2 Men’s Furnishings at LOUIS STEYERMAN’S Our Windows Tell the styles White Vesta and Fancy Vests are here, the prices range from $1.75 to *5. ptt Shoes, wear well, look Prices, $2.50 to $5. Grips, Trunks, and suit cases Ho such voTlety ever shown ThomasvUlt*. Prices $1 to $55. Rugs Make Handsome Christmas Gifts You will find It a pleasure to look at the exclusive patterns we are show lag from the most inexpensive, domestic rug to tho most elegant Ori ental kinds. holiday gift. $3. are tho always staple They are hero, 03< i gift. The always popular Christ Gloves We havo them for every member or the family from gauntlets for men to the warm mittens for the baby. No better or more varied stock In town to select from Table cloths. Table Damask, and Napkins, make acceptable Christmas (lifts. Rick Designs, Nnpklns to match all Linens.' The prices are right. Specials In every de partment for this week Dainty, Neat Handkerchiefs ^ Three Special*, Lot No. 1—3 for $1. Lot No. 2, 2 for $1. Lot No. 3, 2 for $1.50. Other exceedingly dainty styles In great profusion. Art squares The best kinds from the most re liable makers for so little as we are asking. See tho now checked paterns, Dtcsb Goods, Silks, Ribbons, Laces, Etc., Etcr Suits and Overcoats There Is no present which could possibly be more aceptable than n suit of Hart, Schaflner ft Marx clothes or one of their elegant over coats. LOUIS STEYERMAN, The Corner Store. THEY ALL LIKE THE SPECIAL BANKS BREAK IN CHICAGO Many Expressions of Com- Financial Panic N&rrow- mendation For Indns- ly Averted By Prompt trial Edition. he yall like It. The special edi tion of the Tlmes-Enterprluo was the te of much favorable comment Sunday and yesterday. The people had been led to expect something out of the ordinary and they were nof disappointed. The eighteen page pa ; per was a little slow ingettlngaround on Sunday morning. Tho early ris ers began to telephone the office and tho homes of the editors beforebreak- fast and the queries came "What Is the matter with my paper. I want see that special edition.” The management feels amply re paid for tho time and trouble ex pended in getting up the paper by the favorable Impression that It has made. Everyone seems to feel that' It showed up the resources and ad vantages of the city In a most fav orable llght\ and that It will be a splendid advertising agent for.Thom- asville. The post office was Inund ated Sunday by the flood of paper* and the outflow ' still continues. Many orders were received yesterday for the paper to be sent to different places throughout the north. Win ter visitors here want their friends to know what kind of a place Thom- asvllle Is. Action of Other Baks. RECEIVER FOR COMFORT CO From Saturday’s Dally. The Comfort Trading Company at Boston was yesterday placed in "the hands of a receiver. The action was taken In United States Court In Val- A BUSINESS CONVENTION. Things Suitable For•••• Christmas “HIS” Christmas Just such things as will bring to ‘his” face that proverbial “smile that won’t come off/' Scan this list carefully, then hie thee away to our store and make your selections. Don't Wait!! Magnificent Turkish Bath Robes, only 3 left; $6.50value to close out at . . . $4.90 Very swell line of Long Over coats from $5.90 to $18 Cravenette Coats from $8.50 to $14 Big-assortment of Sweaters, ran ^ gi " P SoctoS3.SO Just received advance - , ship ment of early spring styles in Fur Hats; $2.00 value to sell for .«.••• • $>"e75 Everything in handkerchiefs, -ilk, linen, jaconette and lin- oa, from .... Sc to $1 No end to our line of ITnder- wcar, Gloves, Mufflers, Col lars, Cuffs, etc.. Silk Suspenders, nothing nicer for a gift, 50c to 75c Extensive line of men’s and youth’s White and Fancy Vests direct from factory from . . . 50c to $3.50 Men’s Pajamas and Night Robes in linen, flannelette and Madras', from 75c to $1.25 Gorgeous line of Holiday Neckwear, from the famous Royal Neckwear Co. of New York, from ., 25c to G5c Umbrellas ffom 68c to $3.00 cuit Cases from $1.50 to $12 In Boys’ Knee Pant Suits, we jead the procession. They are of the famous “Gold Med al" brand, ranging in price from . . $1.50 to $G.50 Imported Half Hose • 25c to 65c . .. - - 1 liUU IIUUI wvcei 141/v.s a. iw - > , »»*»-»■* Again we say don't wait. Be m m* your buying and profit thereby. Hlallard & Varnedoe Harvlc Jordan Says no PollUcs In Cotton Association Meeting. New Orleans, Dec. 16.—President Harvlo Jordan of the Southern Cot ton Association In a message sent out to the various state presidents, urges thp Importance of selecting good business men from among the form ers. merchants and hankers who are V-', to be appointed as delegates to the New Orleans convention January 11. 12 and 13. The date selected tor the county meetings to appoint such delegates is Saturday. Doc. 28. “As this is to be a business meet ing let us eliminate a* far a* possible any political features,” said Mr. Jordan. “We ara working for results and the success which has attended tho efforts of the Southern Cotton Association In this respect Is largely due to the tact that the farmers, merchants and bankers who are mem ben .have gone about the affairs of tho association In a.thorough, busi ness like manner. “Reports from tho county meet ings held gonerally throughout the cotton bolt last Saturday, Indicate that the work of organisation of the association Is going forward with the greatest enthusiasm and determin ation and the delegates will come to New Orleans well prepared to make more permanent the good work.” The Mosury Cafe Is putting on special menus for Christmas. v Among the Christmas shoppers here,this week have been the follow ing from Cairo P B. M. Johnson, K. Powell. Mrs. M. Poulk, R. 0. Lewis. Andrew Forester, I. A. Baggett, Hen ry Shores, W E Cheshire, Miles Whit field, Mrs. C. E. Mauldin, Mrs. Bran non, Mrs. Thomas Wight Chicago, Dec. IS.—The failure of the Chemical National Dank, the Home Savings Bank and the Equit able TrustCo., all of Chicago, was an nounced early this morning by rep resentatives of the Chicago 1 Clearing House Association. ' It Is decalred that depositors will be paid in lull. Comptroller of tho Currency Rld- geley anounced this morning that the threo banks had been closed. An examination of tho banks' af fairs was begun on Saturday and com pleted at 6 o'clock this morning, when a statement was Issued by the Clearing House Association. After tho examination It was decided that all depositors would be paid In full on demand. Chicago banks Immediately declar ed that they would take care of tho deficit and-whatever further amount was necessary. Comptroller Rldge- ley gave high praise to the Chicago banks for thus coming into thebreach which might hare otherwise have caused a great panic in Chicago and elsewhere. A. P, dosta at the Instance of Borne Savan nah creditors of tho Arm. Tho cred itors - are represented by- Wright and Cann and Barrow Savannah and Theo Titus of Thomas- vllle. The receiver is . Randall Wal ker, a prominent attorney of Val dosta. Tho company's principal officers arc Den and David Comfort; well known here. The Arm been the leading business house of Boston for a number of years and transacted an immense volume of trade ail through this section. The friends of the gentlemen here hope that they will be able to adjust their financial difficulties without embar rassment. - ANTI-FOREIGN CHINESE RIOTS Washington, Dec. 18.—The state department has been advised from shanghai of serious rioting among coolie laborers today, resulting In the death of twenty Chinese and In jury to several foreigners. A cablegram to New York brokers says: "Rioting by coolie classes; business suspended; two police sta tions burned; few | foreigners In jured. Marine volunteers restoring order. Further troubles and fires expected tonight.” The State Department has advices that two foreigners were killed and many wounded. Navy forces, sup posed to be from n British squadron, streets. Two American cruisers are now on their way to Shanghai.. Riots Reported .Suppressed. London, Dec. 18.—A.cable dispatch received by a business house here today say* 1 'that the-antl-forelgn dis turbance at Shanghai, which, it Is re ported. resulted In the stoning of the German consul - and Injuring the American vice consul has been sup- preseed. HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS VIA AT- LANTC & BIRMINGHAM RAIL ROAD, . An opportunity to vlBlt your friends during the Holiday season at nominal cost Round trip ticket wlll.be sold to all stations, and to points south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and oast of the Mississippi, including St- Louis, Mo., and Washington,' D, C., at one and one-third tare plus 25 cents. Tickets will be sold Decem ber 22 to 25 Inclusive, December 30 and 31, 1905 -and January 1, 1006, wtth return limit January 4, 1906. For teacher* and students of schools and colleges, round trip tickets will be sold to same territory and at same rate from December 17 to 24, lnclu* er of certificate signed by Superint endent, principal or president of tho school or college. Spend a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year and travel by the Atlantic and Birmingham Railway. H. C. McFadden, G. P. A. PARNELL GUILTY. Jury Convicts Former Thomaivlllc Man of 'Counterfeiting. The case of J. J. Parnell has occu pied the time of Federal Court at .'aldosta this week. Parnell was •alied st Pelham and for several S’eara be worked for Werts ft Son In Thomaavtlle. He was at thi time of bis arrest employed , at s bicycle shop In Valdosta. It was alleged that he made five dollar gold pieces and the molds were found at the place where he worked. He refused coun sel and conducted bis own defense, although the court appointed J. R. Smith, a prominent Macon lawyer to defend Mm; He denied bis guilt and claimed that the crime was fast ened upon him to shield other*. The burden of evidence was against him and he was found guilty, but the jury recommended him to mer cy. The Judge sentenced him to a fine of one dollar and to serve in the Federal prison st Atlanta a pear and one day. He gave nrotlce of an ap peal. JANUARY THIRTIETH. Is thoDate Selected for Payment of COnnty Pensioners. Pension Commisloner Lindsey has named the dates (or the payment of the pensioners In Thomas county. This is the 30tb of January. On that date those who are on the state’s roll of honor will receive their money. There are 134 pensioners In tMs county., - - $ j i GREEK LMMIGRATION. Thomasvllle seems to be a mag net for Greeks, They flock here by the dozen, seem to like It, stay and send back to the old country for their relatives. Some towns In Flor ida seem to want Greek immigration. The Tarpon Springs News has the following to “The. Florida press has taken up the question of how to secure Immi gration. Tarpon Springs solved the problem a few months ago, when a vessel was fitted out with an appara tus for diving for sponge, manned by Greeks. The plan' -worked successfully that today, It la estimat ed some 300 Greeks have are engaged directly or Indirectly In the sponge business. It Is said’ that they are consummating deala to enter Into mercantile business to supply the commodities their . people require. Desirable leases have been secured from some of our citizens by these people, who will engage In the res taurant and boarding house business, and should the Influx of these people long continue at the rate It has main tained for the past few weeks this branch of business will be lively, as none of them have families with them. Just what benefits our town may derive from this recent acquisi tion is a question for the future to answer. THE The Importance of the preserva tion of our forests Is gradually-mak ing its way into the minds of Umber bwnen. Especially -in the south do the people need education along this line. A magaxlne called “Foresty. and IrrlgaUon” published in Washing ton, has.a great deal to say about this Among other significant Items It ■ays: "Owing to the large number of ap plications ’received from timber land owners who desire to apply conserva tive principles on their lands In the South, the forest service is prepar ing to devote much attention to this work daring the coming winter, jlta agents will visit most of the south eastern states and those desiring to have examinations made with a view to securing the co-opeifttlqn at the service in forest work should apply at once, since winter ts the best sea son tor work In this region, and the presence of agents on the ground will enable the service to give prompt attention'to such applications. An agent of the forest service will next week go to Florida with three assistants to make preliminary ex- 1 amlnaUons of several large tracts In that state. One of these in Lee county, comprises over 700,000 acres Application for other large tracts, aggregating over one million acres, have already heen received. ' Messrs. N. C. Watts and-H. L. Till man, representing the Plant Juice medicine made famous by Col. Dil lingham are in the city and will spend several day* In this connty. Dr. Till man will have charge of this terri tory In future. Auditor W. x"*Swaln and Clerk Ben Redding of the A. and B. were In the city Sunday and Monday wltH the pay car of the road. Mr. Clif ford Johnson of Waycross accompan ied them. Mrs. Fred Feftham of Boston, Is still at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. G. Feltbam, on Brunnel street, where she was hastily called a week ago owing to the latter’s serious 111- i. Mr. F„ also has had a set back, but, we are pleased to say they are both slowly improving although Mrs. Felthapi is not able to sit up.— Waycross Journal. NOTICE. I have moved my office from its old locaUon to my new building just below the Gribben building on South tide of Broad street My telephone is still 102. A. P. Taylor. BAILIFFS WANTED. For the Boston district. Apply to H. C. Jordan, J. P., Boston, Go. Mr. J. 8. Smith of Meigs was among the prominent visitors to Thomasvllle on Monday. GRIP QUICKLY KNOCKED OUT. “Some weeksago daring the severe winter weather both my wife and myself contracted severe colds which speedily developed Into the worst kinds of la grippe with all Its miser able symptoms,” says Mr. J. S. Eg gleston of Maple Landing, Iowa. “Knees and Joints aching, muscles sore, head stopped up, eyes and nose running, wtth alternate spells of chills and fever. We began using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, aid ing the same with a dose of Gbam- borlaln’s Stomach and Liver Tablets and by Its liberal use soon complete ly knocked out the grip." It is a good plan to take a dose of the’ Tabletswhen you have a cold. They promote a healthy action of the'bowels, liver and kidneys which Is always beneficial when the system Is congested by a cold/or attack of the grip; For sale by J. W. Peacock, Thomasvllle. Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mitchell left yesterday morning for Calumet, Mich., where they will spend Christ mas vacation with Mrs. Mitchell’s parents. The Key That Unlocks the Door to Long Living The men of eighty five and ninety years of age are not the rotund well fed, but the thin spare men are the ones who live to old age. Be as care- fal a* he will, however, a min past middle age will occasionally eat too much, or of some article of food not suited to his constitution and will need a dose bf Chamberlain's Stom ach snd Liver Tablets to cleanse and Invigorate his stomach and regulate his liver Snd bowels. When this ts done, there Is no reason why the av erage man should not live to old age For sale by J. W. Peacock. Thomas vllle. Miss Marion Hayes returned to Thomasvllle after an absence of sev eral months In the north. 8he spent the time In New York and other cit ies In that state. AN EMERGENCY MEDICINE. For sprains, bruises, burns, salds and slmitarinjurles, there Is nothing good as Chamberlain's Palo Balm. • It soothes the wound and no\ only gives Instant relief from pain, bat causes the parts to heal In about one-third the thi time required by the usual treatment. Aslt Is an anti septic all danger from blood poison ing Is avoided. Sold by J.W. Pea cock, Thomasvllle Oa. Mr. Jake Bennett of El Paso, Tex., came to Thomasvllle Sunday night for a visit daring tho Christmas hol- days with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett. While receiving sentence In Lowndes aupnerior court last week* a prisoner told Judge Mitchell he wanted to meet him In hell. Judge Mitchell entered a demurrer and proceeded to give the fellow a foretaste of the hot clime by assigning Mm to the peni tentiary for a number of years.—Daw son News. Miss Ruby Ball - will - spend the Christmas holidays at her home in Quincy, Fla. When you want a pleasant laxa tive take Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets. For sale by J. W» Pea cock, Thomasvllle. Pullman Sleeping Car Service Be- tween Savannah and Montgomery. The Atlantic Coast Line announces that effective Monday, Dec. 18, 1*05, this Une will Inaugurate Pullman Buffet Sleeping Car Servty between Montgomery, Ala., and Savannah, Oa. These can will be operated tm trains 67 and 68. affording ex cellent through service In each direc tion. For reservation see ticket ■gent or communicate with T. c. White, D. P. A., Savannah, Oa., T. J. Bottoms, T. P. A., Thomasvllle, Ga. ; (